It took place on march 31, 1985, at madison square garden in new york city. Wrestlemania was the inaugural wrestlemania and inaugural professional wrestling. And yes this is the first match in wrestlemania history. The very first match of the very first wrestlemania. Just somewhere in the middle of those two extremes. As such it was wellpaced, mildly entertaining, and. Executioner then gets his knees up to counter the splash.
This wrestlemania ii match featured two of the larger athletes on the wwf roster, and lasted only three minutes. Executioner is buddy rose of blow away fame under a mask. And of course we start with stephanie mcmahon talking about how they just. Tito santana attends day 1 of wintercon 2015 ny comic and scifi expo. David sammartino, junkyard dog vs greg valentine, the iron sheik and nikolai. Wrestling superstars, wrestling wwe, comic book covers, comic books, bruno sammartino, sport icon. Tito santana discusses his feud with hulk hogan, working.
Wrestlemania anthology 1 dvd region 1 us import ntsc. The first wrestlemania was a huge gamble that paid off louisiana. Who do you think would win between rey mysterio and tito santana. As the years go by i realize just how important the first match of wrestlemania 1 was. The executioner back in the day when the top stars got squash matches, tito was put in with this masked man. Hardly worthy of the biggest show of alltime at that point. The executioner 710 decent opener, but i have seen better in this sytle of wrestling. Tito fights back and destroys the executioner in the corner until he gets backdropped. Pretty much a squash match though the executioner had his moments. Tito santana via pinfall using the ddt or as he called it the las vegas jackpot s. Tito santana vs the executioner, king kong bundy vs special delivery jones, ricky steamboat vs matt borne, brutus beefcake vs. Prematch and in true scoobydoo villain style the executioner revealed his game plan.
Neat spot as tito tries to ring his bell a patented santana move but executioner. Wwf wrestlemania the greatest wrestling event of all time. The first ever wrestlemania match saw tito santana defeat the executioner with a. Buddy rose wrestled as the executioner on the first wrestlemania and lost to tito santana. Tito santana has a headlock on the executioner at the first wrestlemania. Its easy to go back and look at wrestlemania i the event that started it all and jump right to the main event of hulk hogan and mr. Tito santana immediately responded, charging out and dropkicking atlas out of the ring. Shawn culminating the dream, hogan slamming andre, austin kicking off the attitude era, hogan vs.
The event was seen by over one million viewers through closedcircuit television, making it the largest payperview. Reviews, books dvds cds, games movies videos video games. Seems like the intent was for tito to quasisquash so a decent match for what it was meant to be. This is the same tito santana who would lose at each of the next seven manias you might be.
Wwe fantasy match ppv posters tito santana vs rey mysterio lego movie, wwe, star. Tito santana told okerlund that he had some goals and that nothing would get in the way of such goals, not even the executioner, before said executioner buddy rose in an awful mask fumbled his way through a retort in which he gave away his match strategy. The executioner, portrayed by buddy blow away rose. He hits the flying forearm and then cinches on the figurefour leglock for the win.
On being in the first ever match on a wrestlemania. King kong bundy wjimmy hart via pinfall in 9 seconds via a surprise. Have valentine drop belt to santana on the first saturday nights main event. During a recent interview with the twoman power trip podcast, tito santana discussed his feud with hulk hogan, vince mcmahon sr. T against rowdy roddy piper and paul orndorff involved the likes of cyndi lauper, muhammad ali and liberace. Later, they were joined by a third masked wrestler who. Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executioner buddy rose zeppssportsvids. Million dollar man ted dibiase well this should be something. David sammartino, junkyard dog vs greg valentine, the iron sheik and nikolai volkoff vs the u. Tags fantasy match rey mysterio tito santana wrestlemania. Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executionerbuddy rose. Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executioner. Decent opener, but i have seen better in this sytle of wrestling. Wwf, 1996 wrestlecrap the very worst of pro wrestling.
So santana wins the first ever wrestlemania match and it really wasnt a. The first mania also inexplicably featured several glorified squashes. Following the event, santana and atlas scheduled a match for june 15 in nassau in the bahamas for the iwccw title, where santana sought to avenge his former tag team partner polish power ivan putski, whom atlas had hung over the ropes previously. Yes, the firstever wrestlemania had a disappointing opening match. The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed circuit television, making it the largest payperview. Need further proof that the executioner name was a oneway ticket to jobberdom. Steamboat, benoit and guerreros curtain call, hogan vs. Brutus beefcake vs tito santana santana wins by submission. The executioner says hell go after the leg greg valentine had injured previously. Anyways, i hope you all enjoy the first chapter, my rebooking of wrestlemania. Grudge match david sammartino wbruno sammartino vs.
The executioner says hes going after santanas injured leg. To begin with, in the first match in the history of wrestlemania, we see tito santana vs. Tito santana says hes ready for the undefeated executioner and hes going to teach the newcomer a thing or two about the big leagues. The mere word wrestlemania conjures up memories that sets a wrestling fans heart aflutter. Pro wrestling legend and wwe hall of famer george the animal steele has passed. The executioner opened the show and was roughly the kind of match youd see on wrestling challenge. Wwe ushered in a new era when wrestlemania took over the worlds most famous arena madison square garden in new york. But if a match had fairly high profile going into a wrestlemania and still sucked. The executionner vs tito santana wwf 12 15 84 youtube. Tito santana was booked in the opening bout against the executioner, who was masked.
Roddy piper and paul orndorff for a fantasy rebooking. He dropkicks the executioner to the floor then grabs a headlock when he comes back inside. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tito santana defeated the executioner onesided, and relatively unspectacular. King kong bundy with jimmy hart defeated special delivery jones squash match.
The starstudded affair featuring hulk hogan and tv sensation mr. Tito tries to wrestle early, but executioner stays true to his word and attacks titos leg to counter. He then tries to attack the knee but santana kicks him out of the ring before bringing him back in where he hits the flying forearm and the figurefour leglock for the win. A very solid, standard work by both santana and the executioner to kick off what would would become the wwes signature pay per. The first match in the history of wrestlemania, and its nothing more than a squash match for santana, who was in the middle of a feud with greg valentine over the intercontinental championship. Tito santana the match starts with a crisscross spot that ends with a backdrop by santana. I dont love dibiase that much, but hes at least a very talented, technical wrestler. An upper midcard in the company at the time, santana defeated the executioner via submission in about five minutes. A sign to his rival at the time greg the hammer valentine who also used this hold. Express barry windham and mike rotundo, andre the giant vs big john studd, wendi richter vs leilani kai, hulk hogan and mr. I know it was really short but i thought it was funny to see s. Hulk hogan goes up against andre the giant for the wwf world championship, while randy macho man savage battles ricky steamboat for the intercontinental championship at the pontiac silverdome in detroit. Ic title honky tonk man vs tito santana prime time sept 17th, 1987 duration. Wrestlemania 1 image gallery march 31, 1985 new york city, new york madison square garden opening match tito santana defeated the executioner.
Wrestlemania sequentially known as wrestlemania i was the inaugural wrestlemania and inaugural professional wrestling payperview ppv event only in selected areas, produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. Wrestlemania i part 1 tito santana vs the executionerbuddy rose zeppssportsvids. The executioner takes control then works on the leg. Madison square garden new york city, new york march 31, 1985 the executioner def. The complete anthology wrestlemania i tito santana vs. And by the time the executioner submitted to titos figurefour. Santana brings executioner back in the ring with a bodyslam. Hart foundationdanny davis wrestlemania iii 32987 6. Tito santana a respectable name in the wwe industry, he is widely remembered for being the two time wwf intercontinental heavyweight champion.